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Admission requirements

• Freshmen and transfer students may apply to UMKC as pre-education majors and are admitted based on general university requirements.
• Candidates for admission to the School of Education are required to complete the majority of their general education and pre-education coursework with a 2.75 cumulative grade point average (GPA) at the time of application (the priority deadline is March 1 of each year for admission the following fall).
• Applicants who have graduated from high school within five years of admission to teacher education program must also submit a score for either the ACT or SAT exam.
• A passing score on all sections of the College Basic Academic Subjects Examination (C-BASE) is required of all students.
• Commitment to social justice and a desire to teach in an urban school.

Why UMKC?

• Graduates can be found throughout Kansas City and the country in rewarding careers in education.
• Many point to the focus on urban education and nationally accredited School of Education as key to their success.
•  Skills acquired in this program can be applied in any classroom setting.

  

Fast facts

• IUE was the first undergraduate program of its kind in the United States
• Urban partner schools, the Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Kansas and Hickman Mills school districts, serve 50,000 K-12 students. Many of these students qualify for the free or reduced lunch program and 80-85 percent of them are members of a minority group.

• Average class size of a junior/senior level class is 19 students

Faculty

• Approximately 96 percent of the full-time faculty members hold doctoral degrees earned at major colleges and universities. 
• Approximately 75 percent of full-time faculty members have classroom experience at the elementary or secondary levels in addition to their college teaching experience.

Student organizations

• School of Education Student Government Association (SOESG)
• Missouri Chapter of the National Education Association (MNEA)

Careers

Explore career options for Urban Education majors at careeronestop.org.

Contact us

Office of Admissions

120 Administrative Center
5115 Oak St.
Kansas City, MO 64112
Phone: 816-235-1111
Toll-free: 1-800-775-8652
Relay Missouri: 1-800-735-2966 (TTY)
Email: admit@umkc.edu
umkc.edu/admissions

Visit us

Students are encouraged to schedule a campus visit by visiting umkc.edu/welcome or calling 816-235-8652.